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Unit 1
Teaching Objectives
1.
Phonetics:
correct pronunciation, stress and sense groups
2.
Oral
activities: role-play, topic discussion
3.
Text
comprehension: the main idea of the texts and the
key language points
4.
Writing practice: the descriptive
writing skills and rewriting
Time allotment
1
st
and
2
nd
period
Background information
Words
and expressions
Explanation of Text I
I.
3
rd
and
4
th
period
5
th
and
6
th
period
Structural analysis of text I
Text II
Oral activities
Dictation
Exercises
Background Information of
Text I
/
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The students may be very
familiar with this passage, the last several lines
of
The Last Lesson
by
Alphonse Daudet. It described the scene
of parting. The author was too sad to say good-
bye. He only
made a gesture.
When will you
say good-bye? How did you feel?
II.
Language Points
of Text I
1.
confront
(1) be faced with
and have to deal with
The actress was
confronted
by a large group
of reporters as she left the stage door.
(2) force to deal with or accept the
truth of; bring face to face with
When
the police
confronted
her
with the evidence, she confessed she was guilty.
2.
anguish: very
great pain and suffering, esp. of the mind
She was in
anguish
over her missing
child.
The unspeakable
anguish
wrung her heart.
3.
brief as it
was
though it was short/brief; although it
lasted a short time
Hot as it was, they went
out.
4.
gracefully
(1)
in an attractively and effortlessly fine and
smooth manner
Already in her fifties,
she danced
gracefully
on the
stage last night, attracting a large audience,
who clapped their hands several times.
(2) in a way that shows willingness to
behave fairly and honorably
He
stepped
on
my
left
foot
when
we
hurried
into
the
elevator
shaft,
and
immediately
he
apologized to me
gracefully.
graceful: adj.
5.
touched with
the laughter and tears of four generations
touched with the happiness and
bitterness of four generations
touch:
(1) put
one's hand onto sth. or sb. else
In
darkness, she felt someone
touching
her face.
Visitors are requested not to
touch
the paintings.
(2) have an effect on one's feelings;
to cause one to feel pity, sympathy, etc.
His sad story so
touched
us
that we nearly cried.
By
the way, the phrase
example:
Her hair
is touched
with
grey.
The boy
is touched with
genius.
In this sentence, however, the phrase
is not exactly used in this meaning. It implies
that
the house which had seen/witnessed
the joys and sorrows of the four generations of my
family.
6. haven : a place of calm and
safety
The school library is a little
haven of
peace and quiet.
As a tourists'
haven,
the small hotel is a
home away from home.
7.
porch:
a roofed
entrance built out from a house or church; veranda
She sat in the shade on the
porch.
8.
shudder: shake
uncontrollably for a moment, esp. from fear, cold,
or dislike
She
shuddered
at the sight of
the dead body.
I
shudder
to think how big the
bill will be.
9.
well: (of liquid) flow or start to flow
Blood
welled
(out) from the cut.
She was so moved that tears
welled
(up, forth, out) in
her eyes.
10. rest on/upon
(1) lean on; to be supported by
The bridge
rests
on
stone arches.
The girl's head
rested
on
her hands.
(2) (esp. of a
proof, argument, etc. ) be based on; be grounded
on; depend on
Your argument
rests on
a statement that
can't be proved.
We have
tried everything; now it all
rests
on
him.
11.
through my tears :
with tears in my eyes; while shedding
tears
through
(1) in at one side, end, or surface of
something and out at the other
Water flows
through
this pipe. He pushed
his way
through
the crowd to
the door.
(2)
among or between the parts or members
of
The monkeys swung
through
the trees.
I searched
through
my papers for the
missing documents.
12. stare
(1)
look steadily
for a long time, e. g. in great surprise or shock
He sat
staring
into space, thinking
deeply.
She
stared
at the letter in
disbelief.
(2) be very plain to see; to
be obvious
The lies in the report
stared
out at us from every
paragraph.
stare off: stare
away; to move one's eyes from a point nearby to a
farther place and fix them on it
or
look at it steadily
13. in common:
having the same interests, attitudes, etc.
The boy and the girl have much
in common
in personality.
14. look into: investigate; examine the
meaning or cause of
The police have
received some complaints; now they are
looking into
them.
This is a report that
looks into
the causes of
unemployment.
15. gently: in a manner
or way that is not rough, violent, or severe
She
gently
brushed the baby's
hair.
gently.
16. whisper
(1)
speak or say very quietly so that only
a person close by can hear
The children were
whispering
in the corner.
She
whispered
a warning to me
and then disappeared.
(2)
(of the wind, leaves, etc. ) make a
soft sound
The wind was
whispering
in the roof.
The leaves of the trees
were
whispering
in the wind.
17. hand in hand '
(1)
holding each
other's hand (usually with the left hand of one in
the right hand of the other)
The elderly couple are walking homeward
hand in hand.
The heads of
states are standing
hand
in
hand,
posing for a picture.
(2)
happening
together and closely connected
Dirt and disease go
hand in
hand.
Theory and practice
must go
hand in hand.
shoulder to shoulder
They
were standing
shoulder to shoulder.
neck and neck
She was at
least running
neck and neck
in the competition.
18. rosebush :
a bush of roses .
There are very beautiful
rosebushes
in his garden.
The young lovers are
fascinated by the
rosebushes
in the park.
19. conspicuously : in a
way that is noticeable or easily seen; in an
attractive manner
The
magazine contains
conspicuously
attractive
advertisements.
The posters
on the walls around are
conspicuously
eye-catching.
Conspicuous: adj.
Conspicuity: conspicuousness n.
20.
before
your
mother
was
even
a
dream
:
before
your
mother
was
born
/
before
we
thought
of
having
a daughter
21. pick
(1)
take what one
likes or considers best, or most suitable from a
group
The students have to
pick
three courses from a
list of fifteen.
She has
been
picked
to head the
planning committee.
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